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initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
c+ [5] The Associated Press wrote that, "although her new album is straight rock 'n' roll, 'Stumblin' In' is a relaxed-sounding love song, hardly representative of the have a good time, scream and shout rock Miss Quatro has been churning out all these years."
Lp: lipoprotein: LP: lumbar puncture: LPH: left posterior hemiblock (see heart block) LPL: lipoprotein lipase: LPP: lichen planopilaris: LQTS: long QT syndrome: L/S: lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ratio LS: lichen sclerosus Lynch syndrome: LSA: lichen sclerosis et atrophicus: LSB: left sternal border LSCS: Lower segment Caesarean section: LSCTA ...
OTCWL2016, [d] a minor update in 2016, added over 1,000 nine-letter words. The 2018 update NWL2018 [ e ] added over 3,000 words, including additions to OSPD6 and MWCD, and ten-letter words from COD2. It was produced by NASPA in collaboration with Merriam-Webster, and under its own copyright for the first time.
lp (Unix), command for printing documents; L p space. ℓ p space; LPMud, a type of virtual world server software created in 1989; LP or lp, the device name for a printer in some computer operating systems A legacy abbreviation derived from line printer but now used for other types of printer; Larch Prover, in automated theorem proving system
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These are "judiciously balanced with a string of tuneful, keyboard-based mid-tempo tunes" such as "Hollywood" and the "pop-inflected reggae groove" of "Four Letter Words". Guarisco feels that the downside of the album is that "many of the songs recycle the same double-time backbeat" and singles out "You Are My Lover" whose melody "is minimalist ...